Retailers report modest gains for AprilAmericans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More

Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbsA big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More

In Germany, a U.S. beer invasionAlmost 65 years after Allied planes flew Western supplies into blockaded Berlin, a new American import is arriving by air: craft beer. The beer is being flown in as part of a new surge of German interest in American brewing, upending a centuries-old relationship in which German beer defined the golden standard for brewing and Americans emulated it. More

5 Top-Ranked Nasdaq-Listed Tech Stocks to Buy Right NowAfter crashing in March, the U.S. stock market rebounded strongly in the months of April and May from the pessimism surrounding the coronavirus crisis. Optimism over a potential vaccine for COVID ...06/2/2020 - 2:39 am | View Link

Hedge funds bet against Europe stocks as short selling bans expireMarshall Wace also increased its bet against Italy’s Banco BPM to 0.83 per cent of the outstanding shares, while Citadel raised its bets against Italian energy services company Saipem and French ...05/22/2020 - 4:45 am | View Link

Hedge funds piled into these stocks during the first-quarter sell-offHedge funds also picked up some of the most hardest hit names during the historic market plunge, including Darden Restaurants, JPMorgan and Noble Energy. Darden Restaurants plunged 50% in the ...05/21/2020 - 2:12 am | View Link

This is the most expensive time to buy stocks in 20 yearsThe investment bank expects the S&P 500 will plunge back to 2,400 over the next three months, representing a potential decline of 18%. "Concerns exist that we believe, and our client discussions ...05/12/2020 - 8:50 am | View Link

Brazil removed from public view months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world's second-largest coronavirus outbreak.

The speaker of the city council in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung jumped to his death late on Saturday after the mayor lost a highly-charged recall vote, casting a deep pall over what was an already acrimonious campaign.

A U. S. District Court Judge ordered Denver police on Friday not to use tear gas, plastic bullets and other "less-than-lethal" force such as flash grenades against protesters, unless approved by a senior officer in response to specific acts of violence.